Do people think Reese should be fired?

virtually everyone slammed Reese for grabbing Pugh #1 while screaming for a LB or DT. Guess what, that selection doesn't look so bad now, the rookie has been schooled by fire and hopefully hit the proverbial "I get it" point now! I said it in other forums, Eli had 5 seconds numerous times and couldn't get the ball to anyone, how many of the sacks were due to coverage? Still, the Nassib pick befuddles me. JMHO.

[quote]I also disagree with his apparent philosophy that mid to low round draft picks should be used to find great athletes, even if they have limited football experience. The theory is that they can then be "coached up." Guys like Robinson and Taylor are his latest attempts in that regard. For the most part this hasn't worked out. I'd like to see these picks used for more established football players, even if they don't have "wow" workout numbers. The NFL graveyard is littered with great athletes who couldn't play. This is football, not the Olympics.[/quote}

I agree with this. We are not drafting FOOTBALL PLAYERS. Sometimes, the best football player is not the fastest. If Ronnie Lott were 21 again and was at the combine, the Giants would never draft him based upon what they see on the surface physically. What you cannot measure is a players football IQ and his competitive nature. Show me a DB who is really fast but does not know where to be, and I will show you a DB who gets himself out of position...really fast. The same can be said for every other position. What is the point of having a speedy guy at LB if he does not know enough to contain the edge on a run play? Just look at Belichik. He finds FOOTBALL PLAYERS. The guys he has had on that patriots team over the years have often not been players that would stand out on a physical stat sheet. They must have been one of the only teams going after Welker from Miami. Their defense has been made up of players who were SMART and tough. Their RBs have not been stellar but they make plays. Faulk, woodhead, etc... all would kill you one way or another and tough smart players.

I seriously question our philosophy and also our ability to find NFL "football players".

with obvious flaws in others.

He's excruciatingly prepared, he's obsessive to the point of illness, but he's also stubborn as a mule and the same guy who hired Tim Lewis and Bill Sheridan and refused to get rid of them until he caught organizational pressure from above when it was obviously not working.

Continues to rely on trusted veterans who don't return that trust, made the poor mistake of allowing the Matt Dodge experiment run it's course, will not be moved to touch the offense even when the Quarterback is shell-shocked from being sacked and just giving up on plays so as to not be hit again.

Didn't Sheridan only last one season as DC?

I don't believe it was his decision to let him go at the end of the year.

He'd never fire a handpicked guy who'd been part of the coaching staff just based off one year no matter how bad it was.

Ericj. Reese and Ross look at measurable s and athletic skills that they assume will turn into FB skills. Easy to do that but they are unable to pick guys who are FB players and have the heart and desire to make that happen. Guys like Austin, Barden etc who want NFL $$$ but do not want to pay the price or have the desire to be players. Get a FB guy in here and get rid of the so called super scouts.

That is a fairly large assumption based off of zero actual knowledge and only one other given example. One could easily conclude that he learned from the Lewis situation and didn't want to repeat it.

but I can see how you'd disagree with that.